National Security Advisor to the Union Government attended the first annual meeting of the BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs Meeting held on 21 March 2017 at New Delhi, India.
The meeting was attended by the delegations from BIMSTEC member states: Bangladesh, Buhtan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Indian National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval presided the meeting and the meeting discussed sharing information and establishing contact points between regional security agencies and enhancing co-operation in the area of counter-terrorism, cyber security and maritime security.
After the meeting, Indian Prime Minister Mr. Modi met with the National Security Chiefs of BIMSTEC member states. In addition, Myanmar delegation leader U Thaung Tun met with Deputy National Security Advisor of India, Dr. Arvind Gupta at the sidelines of the meeting and discussed bi-lateral co-operation between Myanmar and India.— Myanmar News Agency